Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.372°N, 65.046°W.
Population
In 1871, Caledonia had a population of 1,269: 663 male and 606 female residents. Population density was 13.6 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Local District No. 12, 1881 (46.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Local District No. 13, 1881 (53.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Caledonia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 606 |
| Number of males | 663 |
| Number of married females | 199 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 398 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 1,269 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 377 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 449 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 826 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 202 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,821 |
| BWT BU | 1,189 |
| CRN BU | 243 |
| HAY AC | 3,020 |
| HAY TONS | 3,058 |
| OAT BU | 5,365 |
| PEA BU | 188 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 27,029 |
| RYE BU | 1,671 |
| Total area (acres) | 256,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 741 |
| WHT WTR BU | 73 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 42 |
| AREA | 256,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 281 |
| CD | 194 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FEMALE | 606 |
| GRA BU | 94 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 204 |
| INHABITED | 202 |
| MALE | 663 |
| MARRIED F | 199 |
| MARRIED M | 199 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 398 |
| POPULATION | 1,269 |
| ROOT BU | 1,041 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 377 |
| SINGLE M | 449 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 826 |
| TUR BU | 3,413 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS194006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS194006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/caledonia-ns194006-1871/.